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#electrification 新闻
The government’s new pact with major platforms supports subsidies, battery swapping rollout and emissions cuts targets.
With clean energy projects no longer needing to be bundled with energy storage, companies are finding new opportunities at home and abroad.
The shift to a green economy has deepened global dependence on rare earth elements, prompting countries to pursue collaboration while simultaneously racing to secure local resources.
Ten years ago, switching from burning coal to gas was a key element of China’s policy to reduce severe air pollution.
#electrification 观点
Given that China is the world’s largest emitter and has a high carbon intensity, some assume that its trade war with the United States, which has shifted production to third countries, would have environmental benefits. In fact, the conflict has increased carbon dioxide emissions in developing and advanced economies alike.
The European Union faces a strategic choice in deciding how to deal with China’s green-tech dominance. Instead of implementing defensive industrial policy, it should try to find common cause with China on clean trade and investment, using its strengths in rulemaking and norm-setting to promote both sides’ economic interests.
The Asia-Pacific is at the forefront of green industrial policies and must accelerate the transition through multilateral efforts to serve as a model for a greener future.
A balanced approach that includes both solar photovoltaic and solar thermal, backed by strong policy support, local manufacturing and circularity infrastructure, is essential to ensure India’s energy security.
#electrification 视频
After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.
#electrification 播客
In the first of a podcast series featuring Southeast Asia's clean energy entrepreneurs, the CEO of Gurin Energy says that Asean countries will be left behind in artificial intelligence and robotics if the region does not connect its grid and deploy renewables at speed and scale.
In the second episode of 'On the frontlines', power firm CLP's group sustainability director Rosenthal talks to the EB Podcast about the challenges of steering sustainability in a carbon-heavy industry, closing coal plants and the need for pragmatism.
GoTo sustainability head Tanah Sullivan tells the Eco-Business Podcast that regulating net-zero claims would decarbonise Southeast Asia faster. Indonesia's biggest internet firm aims to cut emissions to zero by 2030 — a target critics say is unrealistic.
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In this new podcast series 'Climate Tech in Asia', Eco-Business speaks to Gogoro chairman and CEO Horace Luke about the company's recent listing on the Nasdaq and its quest to electrify Asia's ubiquitous two-wheelers and make battery swapping mainstream.
#electrification 新闻发布稿
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Filling the first and last-mile gap: Asean's electric bus push
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Students invited to shape Bangkok’s transport future
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Power without borders: Charting Asean's path to an interconnected energy future
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Why 2025 could be the year of the electric vehicle in developing countries
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Sustainable transport needed to overcome ‘last mile’ in development in Asia and the Pacific
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